2019 NBA Draft Entry Tracker: Who's Returning to School—and Who's Leaving?
The 2019 withdrawal deadline has passed, meaning all underclassmen who had intentions of entering the NBA draft have officially made their decisions. Dozens of current NCAA players tested the waters, but a large percentage of them removed their names before the May 29 deadline. Who said they're coming back to school? Who decided to stay put in the draft?
Don't forget, under new NCAA rules for 2019, players can now hire a certified agent, declare for the draft and still withdraw by the deadline (as long as the player ends the relationship with the agent after withdrawing).
The full list of players who either declared for the NBA draft or said they are returning for the 2019–20 college basketball season is below. SI.com's most recent NBA mock draft can be found here.
Duke
Declared for draft: Zion Williamson, R.J. Barrett, Cam Reddish, Marques Bolden
Returning to school: Tre Jones, Javin DeLaurier
Michigan State
Declared for draft: Nick Ward
Returning to school: Cassius Winston, Xavier Tillman
North Carolina
Declared for draft: Coby White, Nassir Little
Kentucky
Declared for draft: PJ Washington, Tyler Herro, Keldon Johnson
Returning to school: Ashton Hagans, Nick Richards, EJ Montgomery
Kansas
Declared for draft: Dedric Lawson
Returning to school: Udoka Azubuike, Silvio De Sousa, Devon Dotson, Quentin Grimes (entered transfer portal)
Kansas State
Returning to school: Xavier Sneed
Virginia
Declared for draft: Ty Jerome, De'Andre Hunter, Kyle Guy,
Returning to school: Mamadi Diakite
Tennessee
Declared for draft: Grant Williams, Jordan Bone
Gonzaga
Declared for draft: Rui Hachimura, Brandon Clarke, Zach Norvell, Killian Tillie
Returning to school: Killian Tillie, Filip Petrusev
Maryland
Declared for draft: Bruno Fernando
Returning to school: Jalen Smith, Anthony Cowan
Oregon
Declared for draft: Bol Bol, Louis King, Kenny Wooten
Returning to school: Payton Pritchard
Seton Hall
Returning to school: Myles Powell
USC
Declared for draft: Kevin Porter Jr.
Michigan
Declared for draft: Charles Matthews, Jordan Poole, Ignas Brazdeikis
LSU
Declared for draft: Tremont Waters, Naz Reid
Returning to school: Javonte Smart, Skylar Mays, Marlon Taylor, Emmitt Williams
Louisville
Declared for draft: V.J. King
Returning to school: Stephen Enoch, Jordan Nwora
Auburn
Declared for draft: Jared Harper, Chuma Okeke
Florida State
Declared for draft: Mfiondu Kabengele
Marquette
Returning to school: Markus Howard
Purdue
Declared for draft: Carsen Edwards
Texas
Declared for draft: Jaxson Hayes
Texas Tech
Declared for draft: Jarrett Culver
Illinois
Returning to school: Ayo Dosunmu
Murray State
Declared for draft: Ja Morant
Iowa State
Declared for draft: Talen Horton-Tucker, Lindell Wigginton, Cameron Lard
Syracuse
Declared for draft: Tyus Battle, Oshae Brissett
Virginia Tech
Declared for draft: Nickeil Alexander-Walker,
Returning to school: Kerry Blackshear Jr.
**Blackshear is also exploring a grad transfer
Indiana
Declared for draft: Romeo Langford,
Returning to school: Devonte Green
Ohio State
Returning to school: Kaleb Wesson
Minnesota
Declared for draft: Amir Coffey
Florida
Returning to school: Andrew Nembhard
Xavier
Returning to school: Naji Marshall, Paul Scruggs, Tyrique Jones, Quentin Goodin
TCU
Declared for draft: Kouat Noi
Returning to school: Desmond Bane, Kevin Samuel
UCF
Declared for draft: Aubrey Dawkins
Yale
Declared for draft: Miye Oni
West Virginia
Declared for draft: Sagaba Konate
Cincinnati
Returning to school: Jarron Cumberland
UCLA
Declared for draft: Kris Wilkes, Jaylen Hands, Moses Brown
Vanderbilt
Declared for draft: Darius Garland, Simi Shittu
St. John's
Declared for draft: Shamorie Ponds, Justin Simon
Arizona State
Declared for draft Luguentz Dort
Creighton
Declared for draft: Martin Krampelj
Returning to school: Davion Mintz
Washington
Declared for draft: Jaylen Nowell
NC State
Declared for draft: Jalen Lecque (commit)
Returning to school: Markell Johnson
South Carolina
Returning to school: A.J. Lawson
Mississippi State
Declared for draft: Lamar Peters,
Returning to school: Reggie Perry
Georgia
Declared for draft: Nic Claxton
Texas A&M
Returning to school: Savion Flagg
Houston
Declared for draft: Armoni Brooks
San Diego State
Declared for draft: Jalen McDaniels
Utah State
Returning to school: Neemias Queta
Notre Dame
Returning to school: T.J. Gibbs
Alabama
Returning to school, but will transfer: Tevin Mack
Ole Miss
Returning to school: Devontae Shuler, Breein Tyree
SMU
Returning to school: Jimmy Whitt**
**Whitt transferred to Arkansas after withdrawing from the draft
Nebraska
Declared for draft: Isaiah Roby
BYU
Declared for draft: Yoeli Childs
Oregon State
Returning to school: Tres Tinkle, Ethan Thompson
Stanford
Declared for draft: KZ Okpala
Iowa
Declared for draft: Tyler Cook
Returning to school: Joe Wieskamp
Georgia Tech
Returning to school: James Banks
Missouri
Declared for draft: Jontay Porter
Returning to school: Jeremiah Tilmon
Arizona
Declared for draft: Brandon Randolph
Arkansas
Declared for draft: Daniel Gafford
Miami
Declared for draft: Dewan Hernandez
Boston College
Declared for draft: Ky Bowman
Penn State
Returning to school:Lamar Stevens
Wake Forest
Declared for draft: Jaylen Hoard
Harvard
Returning to school: Bryce Aiken
Saint Joseph's
Declared for draft: Charlie Brown
Providence
Returning to school: Alpha Diallo
Vermont
Returning to school: Anthony Lamb
Davidson
Returning to school: Kellan Grady, Jon Axel Gudmundsson
New Mexico
Declared for draft: Vance Jackson
Washington State
Returning to school: CJ Elleby
Louisiana Tech
Returning to school: DaQuan Bracey
Georgia State
Declared for the draft: D’Marcus Simonds
William & Mary
Returning to school: Nathan Knight
Dayton
Returning to school: Obi Toppin
Florida Gulf Coast
Returning to school, but intends to transfer: Troy Baxter Jr.
Siena
Returning to school: Jalen Pickett
Valparaiso
Declared for draft, then transferred to Butler: Derrik Smits
Stephen F. Austin
Returning to school: Kevon Harris
Howard
Returning to school: C.J. Williams
Returning to school, transferred to UConn: R.J. Cole
Miami (OH)
Returning to school: Nike Sibande
Weber State
Returning to school: Jerrick Harding
Tulane
Declared for draft: Samir Sehic
Western Kentucky
Returning to school: Charles Bassey
